night

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Synonyms: light, right, wight, tight, fight, knight, nigh, sight, might, bight, dight

Antonyms: light, right, wight, tight, fight, knight, nigh, sight, might, bight, dight

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q575}}{{lb|en|countable}} The time when the Sun is below the [[horizon]] when the sky is dark.
2. {{lb|en|astronomy|countable}} The period of darkness beginning at the end of evening [[astronomical twilight]] when the sun is 18 degrees below the horizon, and ending at the beginning of morning astronomical twilight.
3. {{lb|en|legal|countable}} A period of time often defined in the legal system as beginning 30 minutes after sunset, and ending 30 minutes before sunrise.
4. {{lb|en|countable}} An evening or night spent at a particular activity.
5. {{lb|en|countable}} A day, or at least a night.
6. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[nightfall|Nightfall]].
7. {{lb|en|uncountable}} [[darkness|Darkness]] (due to it being [[nighttime]]).
8. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A dark [[blue]] colour, [[midnight blue]].
9. {{lb|en|sports|colloquial}} A night's worth of competitions, generally one game.

Interjection

1. {{ellipsis of|en|good night}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[spend]] a night (in a place), to [[overnight]].

Proper noun

1. The 92nd [[sura]] (chapter) of the [[Qur'an]].
2. {{lb|en|Germanic paganism}} The [[goddess]] of the night in [[Heathenry]].

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